hyperbolic geometry
A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulateA type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.
(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry in which the parallel axiom is replaced by the assumption that through any point in a plane there are two or more lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane
(countable, uncountable)A non-Euclidean geometry, that features the hyperbola as geodesic, and has constant negative curvature
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The terminology was introduced in 1871 by Felix Klein, who classified some non-Euclidean gThe terminology was introduced in 1871 by Felix Klein, who classified some non-Euclidean geometries as hyperbolisch (“hyperbolic”), elliptisch (“elliptical”), and parabolisch (“parabolic”).
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plural: hyperbolic geometries| Singular | hyperbolic geometry |
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